Politicians want doping athletes named

Federal MPs on both sides of politics have urged the Australian Crime Commission (ACC) to provide more details about the extent of drugs in sport, arguing yesterday's bombshell announcement has cast a shadow over every professional athlete.

A year-long investigation by the ACC has found widespread drug use within Australian sport, with some athletes being given substances not yet approved for human use.

It has also found links to organised criminal networks, which have allegedly been involved in match-fixing and manipulation of betting markets.

The publicly available version of the report does not detail which sports or players are involved. The ACC says it cannot disclose that information because of legal reasons.

But Liberal frontbencher Joe Hockey says it is unfair to those athletes who have not been involved in using performance enhancing drugs or match-fixing.